A funeral for a Wisconsin teen turned violent Monday afternoon after mourners began to fight inside the church, reported WISN-TV.

Mourners were gathered at Good Samaritan Church near 52nd and Burleigh streets in Milwaukee for the funeral of 19-year-old Raheem Johnson, who was shot and killed over the weekend. Witnesses said that an altercation broke out inside the church.

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"I heard several people say they were going to fight," said Diamond Mattox.

Mattox said someone inside the church pulled out a gun, and people began to run for the exits.

"I'm running because I want my life," she said.

Several officers responded to the church. Milwaukee police spokeswoman Anne Schwartz said several people were cited for disorderly conduct. An exact number was not given, but police said that no shots were fired in the incident.

Charmaine West was also at the funeral and said the argument and violence was in bad taste.

"It was a lot of tears," West said. "Everybody thought it was very disrespectful. He was like a big brother to everybody. Why would y'all do that at his funeral?"